Holland Twp. water tower to get paint, antenna

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Aug 8, 2014 at 6:30 PM

By Peg.McNichol@hollandsentinel.com(616) 546-4269

Holland Charter Township trustees on Thursday approved a five-year lease agreement to put an antenna on one of the township's water towers.Under the agreement, New Par, a telecommunications firm that is a Verizon Wireless carrier, will pay a total of $22,800 the first year in monthly installments. Over the following four years, the rent will increase by 3 percent annually. The agreement is a first for the water tower, at 3949 104th Ave., said Township Supervisor Don Komejan. The contract took months to iron out, he said, because it's a template for future deals. The township has the option to renew the contract in five-year increments.The antenna will be installed when the water tank undergoes maintenance slated for September, Komejan said.OTHER ACTION• Approved a lot split at 360 Butternut Drive, future site of a Dollar General Store, which moves a shared drive to 342 Butternut Drive. Dollar General will build its own drive, Komejan said.• Awarded Tulip City Asphalt Paving a $77,690 contract for the township's 2014 non-motorized path and sidewalk repairs project.• Appointed Komejan to the Zeeland Area Clean Water Plant Technical Review committee, with Tom VanDerKolk, the township's director of public works, as alternate.• Initiating a rezoning request to move three vacant parcels at The Crossings Condominium, on Lakewood Boulevard, from C-2 Commercial to I-1 Light Industrial.• Township Clerk Mike Dalman reported that Tuesday's primary election went well, and thanked the precinct workers for doing "a super job."• One by One member Kate Thayer asked the board for clarification of comments made during her group's lawsuit against the township over a proposed truck stop development. During the court hearing, she said, the township's attorney repeatedly said residents could challenge the development at future township meetings. Komejan said Love's Country Stores & Travel Stops' plans were approved, subject to results of studies underway on traffic, storm water and environmental conditions. Those results, which have not yet been received, may cause township officials to ask for changes in the plans.— Follow this reporter on Facebook and Twitter, @SentinelPeg.

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